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3 March 2025
Sponsorship Opportunity for the 2025 Italian National Day in Colombo

The call for sponsorship proposals for the celebration of the Italian National Day in Colombo is now available. Interested parties must submit their applications by completing the form available at the following link and sending it to contabilita.colombo@esteri.it by 05 April 2025. Click here for more information and to download the call for sponsorship.   […]

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11 February 2025
10 February – Day of Remembrance for the victims of the foibe

On 10 February, as every year, the ‘Day of Remembrance’ was celebrated, an anniversary established to commemorate the victims of the foibe and the Julian-Dalmatian exodus. The official ceremony was held at the Quirinale Palace, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella. A significant moment to renew the memory of a […]

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31 January 2025
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NON-EU CITIZENS FOR TWO MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS AT THE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO

The University of Trento has published the admission calls for the 2025-2026 academic year for two Master’s Degree programs offered by the School of International Studies. The first is the Master’s in International Security Studies (MISS), jointly offered with the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, and the second is the Master’s in European […]

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30 January 2025
MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT AND TOURISM WIJITHA HERATH

Ambassador Francovigh met last Tuesday Minister Wijitha Herath. In the occasion, all aspects of bilateral cooperation were reviewed and the Minister confirmed the approval by the Sri Lankan Government of the text of a Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of a Political Consultations Mechanism between Sri Lanka and Italy. The MoU, once signed, will […]

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10 January 2025
FINGERPRINTS FOR ALL NATIONAL VISA APPLICANTS

We inform all national visa applicants that, starting from 11 january, fingerprints will be taken, similarly to what already happens for Schengen visa applicants.  

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9 January 2025
AC MILAN ARRIVES IN SRI LANKA TO LAUNCH THREE NEW MILAN JUNIOR CAMPS

The Embassy of Italy in Sri Lanka is pleased to welcome the joint initiative of AC Milan and the Colombo Athletic and Football Academy, which brings to the country three new Milan Junior Camps and a further area of cooperation between Sri Lanka and Italy, with the involvement in the country of one of the […]

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24 December 2024
Notice: Temporary interruption of passport issuing service at the Italian Embassy in Colombo

Please be advised that, due to a technical fault, the passport issuing device at the Italian Embassy in Colombo is temporarily out of service. Work is in progress to restore operation. As a result, appointments for the ‘Passports’ category on the Prenot@mi portal will not be available at the moment. Please note that as soon […]

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5 December 2024
58th ‘Paganini Prize’ International Violin Competition

Until 11 February 2025, violinists of all nationalities and between the ages of 15 and 30 will be able to enter the 58th International Violin Competition ‘Paganini Prize’. The final stages of the competition will be held in Genoa, the birthplace of the legendary violinist Niccolò Paganini, from 14 to 26 October 2025.   The […]

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21 November 2024
2024 Worlwide Week of the Italian Cuisine launched in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, the celebrations for the 9th edition of the “Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo” (Worldwide Week of Italian Cuisine in the World) is unfolded through a variety of initiatives organized in collaboration with four major luxury hotels in Colombo (Cinnamon Life, Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand, and Taj Samudra) and renowned Italian restaurants (AquaForte, […]

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18 November 2024
Italy visa and legalisation application centre moves to the new location in colombo from 18 november 2024.

We inform you that, effective 18 November 2024, the VFS Italy Visa Application Centre and the Italian Legalisation Application Centre in Colombo will move to 5th Floor, No. 675, Dr. Danister De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 09.   ඉතාලි වීසා අයදුම් කිරීමේ මධ්‍යස්ථානය සහ කොළඹ පිහිටි ඉතාලි නීතිගත (Legalisation) කිරීමේ අයදුම් කිරීමේ මධ්‍යස්ථානය වන VFS GLOBAL […]

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